Daniel Snyder loves the Washington Redskins, and he also owns the Washington Redskins. As long as he's doing the latter, they will always be called the Washington Redskins.

Snyder told USA Today this week that even though Native American groups and political groups continue to push for the NFL franchise to change its name, his team will continue to be called Redskins.

"We will never change the name of the team," Snyder told the newspaper. "As a lifelong Redskins fan, and I think that the Redskins fans understand the great tradition and what it's all about and what it means, so we feel pretty fortunate to be just working on next season."

The team's nickname has faced a new barrage of criticism for being offensive to Native Americans. Local leaders and pundits have called for a name change. Opponents have launched a legal challenge intended to deny the team federal trademark protection. A bill introduced in Congress in March would do the same, though it appears unlikely to pass.

"We'll never change the name," Snyder told USA Today. "It's that simple. NEVER—you can use caps."

Last week, Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III—by far the biggest star on Snyder's team—took to Twitter to speak out against those adamant about changing the nickname.

"In a land of freedom we are held hostage by the tyranny of political correctness," Griffin (@RGIII) tweeted.

He later defended his position: "If we speak..we say it the wrong way If we do not speak we are cowards...."